Body Found In Denbigh

Police Say Woman, 22, Was From Chesapeake

Newport News police say the nude body found Tuesday morning in a field next to a go-go bar on upper Warwick Boulevard was that of Katrina Marie Boscia, a 22-year-old Chesapeake woman.

(Newport News police are trying to identify a woman whose nude body was found Tuesday morning in a field next to a go-go bar on upper Warwick Boulevard.)

There were injuries to the body that indicated foul play, said Lou Thurston, police spokesman. He wouldn't comment further.

Police also are investigating the possibility that the woman was killed elsewhere and dumped in the area north of Fort Eustis Boulevard.

An elderly man told police that he spotted the body about 7 a.m. in waist-high weeds adjacent to Buck's Brand, a lounge featuring exotic dancers at 16905 Warwick Blvd. The man was scanning the parking lot for coins.

After realizing the woman was dead, he hurried to a nearby business to call police.

Detectives said the lack of decomposition suggested the woman may have been dead less than 48 hours. The only item found on the woman was a gold chain with a medallion around her neck, Thurston said.

(Detectives described the victim as a white female, possibly in her mid-20s to late-30s, with brown hair.)

Police say the woman was identified through AFIS, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System.

By 10 a.m. Tuesday, seven patrol officers were walking shoulder-to-shoulder through the weeds, combing the ground for clothing, a weapon or any other evidence. They didn't find any.

The vacant field where Boscia's body was found covers an area roughly the size of a football field. The CSX railroad tracks border it on the side opposite the bar.

Police questioned employees at several nearby businesses Tuesday about whether they knew of anyone matching the woman's description.

A cab driver who lives at the Fort Eustis Inn said he told police he'd seen a woman matching the description of the victim walking up and down Warwick Boulevard late at night for the past few weeks.

"Most of the time, she was by herself," said Ken Ray, who works for Associated Cab Co. "A few times, she was with one or two other guys. I think it might be her. I'll know for sure if I don't see the woman walking around tonight or tomorrow night."

CAN YOU HELP?

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call Newport News Police at 247-2500 or Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-572-5887)

WAVY-TV10 contributed to this report.

David Chernicky can be reached at 247-4743 or by e-mail at dchernicky@dailypress.com